FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 24, 2005Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed WAS by 5 after three quarters and won 103–94.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Nets98
Heat116
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +18
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wizards94
Bulls103
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +9
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Nuggets93
Spurs87
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +6
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Grizzlies103
Suns114
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +11
On this day · 2003–04Apr 24, 2004: 4 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Wolves-Nuggets), 25 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Wizards-Bulls

Ben Gordon scores 30 in Chicago win over Washington

Andres Nocioni goes for 25 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+1-5+9CHI AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2626301294
Bulls24292426103
Who led
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 6, 14, 21, 17, 16, 16, 9, 30CHI30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 6, 16, 12, 17, 19, 6, 13, 25CHI25 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 23, 23, 23, 31, 28, 18, 16, 31WAS31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 30, 14, 32, 19, 21, 26, 14, 2, 14WAS14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Spurs21
Nets-Heat4
Grizzlies-Suns2
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Suns combined for 217, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 103, Suns 114
217
Nets-HeatNets 98, Heat 116
214
Wizards-BullsWizards 94, Bulls 103
197
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 93, Spurs 87
180
DEN won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 93, Spurs 87
+6 DEN
Wizards-BullsWizards 94, Bulls 103
+9 CHI
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 103, Suns 114
+11 PHX
Nets-HeatNets 98, Heat 116
+18 MIA
CHI rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-BullsCHI won · Wizards 94, Bulls 103
5 pts
Nuggets-SpursDEN won · Nuggets 93, Spurs 87
4 pts
Damon Jones shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Damon JonesMIA · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
83% (10-12)
Mike MillerMEM · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
D WadeMIA · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
Steven HunterPHX · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
MarionPHX · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (11-19)
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 93Spurs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2329212093
Spurs2725231287
The story
Andre Miller's 31 points carried Denver past San Antonio, 93-87

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-24 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 20-12.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −40−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nazr Mohammed was the fantasy play: 49.5 FPTS on 15 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 94Bulls 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2626301294
Bulls24292426103
The story
Kirk Hinrich had 17 points as Chicago beat Washington 103-94

Larry Hughes led Washington with 31 PTS, 5 REB 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 8-23 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 26-12.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2+1−5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 98Heat 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1923312598
Heat22323329116
The story
Miami beat New Jersey 116-98 behind 30 points from Damon Jones

Jason Kidd paced New Jersey: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 10-12 FG, 7-9 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+12+14+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter topped the game at 52.5 FPTS: 27 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.6Reg. season avg30Today

30 points today in 38 minutes, against 11.6 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg47.2Today

47 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 25 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−17.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg9Today

9 points today in 31 minutes, against 26.0 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Second story · Nuggets-Spurs · R1 · G1

Denver beats San Antonio by 6, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 93–87. Series: 1–0. Andre Miller led Denver with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Spurs
G1 · @ SASDEN93–87
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 32

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 37, 33, 39, 16, 5, 48, 17, 13, 14, 32Heat-Nets · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 14, 10, 10, 15, 12, 17, 2, 31Nuggets-Spurs · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 23, 23, 23, 31, 28, 18, 16, 31Wizards-Bulls · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Damon JonesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 14, 5, 18, 3, 16, 9, 3, 30Heat-Nets · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 6, 14, 21, 17, 16, 16, 9, 30Bulls-Wizards · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 32, 45, 22, 39, 43, 26, 37, 27Nets-Heat · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST